PREPARATION OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA

Abstract

According to national regulations, all employers in the Republic of Croatia are obliged, taking into account the jobs and their nature, to assess the risks to the life and health of workers and persons at work. The introduction of the paper will present and describe the legal requirements, as well as the main terms and definitions. In the continuation of the work, the concept of risk, risk management and knowledge of risk within the framework of Croatian legislation will be discussed. The process of preparation a risk assessment by an authorized legal entity will also be presented. Risk assessment is a process that determines the level of danger, harm and effort in terms of injury at work, occupational disease, work-related illness, and disturbances in the work process that could cause harmful consequences for the safety and health of workers. Given that national regulations determine the concrete method by which risks must be assessed, a critical review of the process of risk assessment in the Republic of Croatia is given. Based on the analysis carried out, the conclusion states the possibilities for improving the risk assessment of occupational safety in the Republic of Croatia and guidelines for further possible research.